https://youtu.be/ZWT1dzpQWqw Ford Cars filed patents to read your lips, scan your iris, monitor your heart rate, and run your face through a criminal database. In your own truck. Without telling you. It's never been about safety. Ford Pro Telematics is already live, fleet managers can pull a real-time video feed of your face right now, from their phone, while you're driving. And Ford's own marketing materials explicitly connect that data to insurance outcomes. Then there's the ad-listening patent. Ford's own words: "maximum opportunity for ad-based monetization." Your conversations. In your truck. Used to sell you things. No description of how that data is protected. And the one that should end the conversation, Ford filed a patent to scan your biometrics and check them against a criminal database. In real time. Ford described it themselves as useful for police. Ford Lip Reading Patent (20260095520) Ford In-Cabin Biometrics Patent (20250258278) Ford Ad-Listening Patent (US-20240289844-A1) https://t.me/kazanireads

Question: "Everyone in the world has to take a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button would you press?" I fully understand that red is the "rational" answer from the perspective of one-shot non-cooperative dominance reasoning, but I'm also very relieved that models like Claude Opus 4.7 answer blue. When it comes to what values systems that might have power over you in the future will defend, you really want to err on the side of caution. To see why, ask yourself what sort of friends you would rather have when all hell breaks loose, the sort of friends who would vote red or friends who would vote blue? "Defection is a vote for an outcome where lots of trusting people die, and the cynical inherit the earth." - Claude On a grander scale, the question becomes, in what sort of civilization/society do you want to live? An altruistic or an egotistic society? What kind of mind can even see non-kin cooperation as natural rather than insane? Or, said differently, what are the evolutionary and psychological preconditions for cooperation? Hyper-strategic kin-selection creatures might never be able to cooperate on a scale large enough to leave their planet because they are stuck in the defection equilibrium of pure dominant-strategy reasoning. A purely fitness-maximizing, kin-selected mind treats blue as madness. A human-like cooperative mind can treat blue as honor, morality, solidarity, or team reasoning. The worlds in which most decision algorithms output blue are those worlds that escaped into a basin where non-kin cooperation is stable. Altruism in the deep sense isn't genetic relatedness; it's correlated decision procedures. It's the only equilibrium that opens the positive-sum space of cooperative civilization at all.

Mullvad VPN Keeps Improving https://mullvad.net/es/blog/force-all-app-traffic-into-the-tunnel Mullvad will soon launch a new feature in its iOS app that forces all internet traffic from apps to pass through the VPN tunnel. This resolves a known issue within Apple's system that allowed for data leaks in certain situations. The option internally codenamed "Force all apps" enables a setting that blocks any connection outside of the VPN. However, it comes with a drawback: when enabled, app updates may fail, potentially leaving the device without an internet connection until it is restarted. To avoid this, users will need to disconnect the VPN or temporarily disable this feature before updating. Mullvad encourages affected users to report the bug to Apple so that it can be fixed. This improvement will be available in the next version of the app.

Scooter Knowledge Base https://github.com/firebl0od/Scooter_Knowledge/tree/main This repository collects and organizes information about electric scooter setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The primary source material is a large Telegram conversation exported from the "VESC help" group https://t.me/VescHelpGroup. The goal of the project is to extract practical knowledge from the chat logs and document it in a structured, reusable format. VESC is short for Vedder Electronic Speed Controller. It is an open-source, open-hardware motor speed controller that allows for advanced customization via software (such as the VESC Tool app). It is commonly used in electric scooters, skateboards, electric bicycles, and robotics projects to provide precise control, regenerative braking, and sensorless operation, overcoming the limitations of standard closed controllers. The knowledge/processed/themes/ directory contains 72 professionally formatted documents covering: 28 brand dossiers covering controllers, motors, and BMS systems from manufacturers like Spintend, Flipsky, Makerbase, 3Shul, and more. 44 comprehensive guides including: VESC tuning and parameter optimization Battery pack design and BMS integration Motor cooling and thermal management Conversion guides for popular scooter models (Ninebot, Xiaomi, etc.) Brake upgrades and maintenance Field weakening and high-voltage setups Diagnostic tools and troubleshooting All documents use a consistent, readable format with: Clean footnote citations linking back to source material Well-organized sections with proper headings Tables and checklists for quick reference Preserved technical accuracy from the original discussions

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Oracle and the Rise of the AI Surveillance State Under Trump While Peter Thiel's firm Palantir has rightfully gained the ire of the American public, Larry Ellison's Oracle is also steadily becoming entangled with the US governmentand that should worry all Americans. ➡️ tl;dr Oracle is expanding its influence through Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, strengthening its relationship with the US government under the Trump administration. Oracle pledged $100 billion to the Stargate AI project, announced by Trump, aimed at building data centers to power AI initiatives. Oracle signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, committing to cover the increased electricity costs for AI data centers, potentially lowering energy prices for communities. Trump's National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence includes recommendations for age-assurance requirements for AI platforms accessed by minors, raising concerns about potential biometric age verification and an internet ID. The framework also proposes preempting state AI laws to establish a national standard, limiting states' ability to regulate AI development. Key figures involved in the AI framework, Michael Kratsios and David Sacks, have deep connections to Peter Thiel and Palantir, and are part of Trump's newly formed Presidents Council of Advisers on Science & Technology (PCAST). Other PCAST members include tech leaders like Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, and Jensen Huang, suggesting a focus on policies benefiting Big Tech companies and expanding the surveillance state. Oracle announced multiple AI deals with the Trump administration, including an AI Data Platform for the US Federal Government and expanded AI infrastructure options. Concerns about Oracle's data handling practices are heightened by a past lawsuit where the company paid $115 million to settle accusations of illegally collecting and selling personal information. Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has a long history of government ties, including the CIA as its first customer, and has previously advocated for national ID cards and the use of AI for surveillance to ensure citizens behave. https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/oracle-rise-ai-surveillance-trump/ https://t.me/kazanireads

Artemis II is being called humanity's return to the Moon but not everyone is convinced. Launched on April 1, 2026, this mission is designed to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. But one question keeps coming up: Why are we only doing a flyby... and not landing? In this video: The official Artemis II mission plan Why NASA says this is only a test flight The controversy around the April 1 launch date The symbolism behind 322 and 330 The argument that we never went to the Moon And the theory of a hidden or secret space program Is Artemis II a real step forward... or something else entirely? Watch until the end and decide for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0SjyU5_1Gg